Elliott Brood

Toronto folk-rock hybrid Elliott Brood specializes in boot-thumping Frankensteins of country songs. The band's second full-length, 2008s Mountain Meadows, is constructed of plucked banjo and strummed ukulele, saloon piano and horns, with a rock edge supplied by frontman Mark Sasso's hoarse howl. The band is currently working on its third full-length, and because Elliott Brood likes to road-test songs before recording them, its likely that audiences will get to hear plenty of brand-new material from the band. And while Mountain Meadows is a good reflection of the bands skill, Elliott Brood is one of those bands you just have to see live  and in an outdoor setting, it should be even better. KEXP Mural Concert Series, with Grand Hallway, Gabriel Mintz. SARA BRICKNER